籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán

bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Characters

Character Meaning
籠 lóng
cage; basket; to cover
鳥 niǎo
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
檻 jiàn
door sill; threshold; banister
猿 yuán
ape; variant of 猿yuán